Reinforced bow for rakes



GQE. AND R. w. ALEXANDER. REINFORCED BOW FOR RAKES.

APPLICATION FI LED JULY 31,1918.

' 1,383, 182. Patented June 28, 1921.

6 How @1 GEORGE RALPH w. o mromm 'IIREINFORGED Bow non. alums.

Application filed July 31,

T 0 all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, GEORGE E. ALEX- ANDER and RALPH W. ALEXANDER, citizens of the United States, residing at Newport, in the county of Sullivan and State of New Hampshire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Reinforced Bows for Rakes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in hand rakes and the primary object of the invention is to provide a new and improved type of bow that is pro vided with a reinforcing means that greatly strengthens the same and increases its durability and 'efiiciency. The type of bow to which this invention is applicable is of the conventional type, that is ordinarily formed of a tubular metal member that is connected with the head of the rake, and our improvement comprises a reinforcing bow which is positioned within the same so as to strength-- en the bow and prevent it from becoming weakened or bent during the rough usage to which these devices are subjected.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which is easily and simply constructed, inexpensive to man ufacture, and one which will be very eflicient in operation. 7

lVith these and numerous other objects in view, our invention consists of the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts which will be herein referred to and more particularly pointed out in the specification and claim.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective of the rake,

Fig. 2 is a detailed plan view of one end of the rake head showing the bow portion partly in section, and

Fig. 3 is a transverse section through the bow.

In describing our invention, we shall refer to the drawings in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

The numeral 1 designates the head portion of a garden rake of the conventional type, having projecting teeth 2, and connected with said head is the conventional type of handle 4. This construction is of the type Specification of Letters Iatent' Patented June 28, 1921.

1918. Serial No. 247,586.

usually employed in devices of this character, and the head is reinforced on the handle the drawings. The wooden core 7 entirely I fills the interior of the hollowbows 3 and when positioned therein forms a close coni nection as is clearly illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

This wooden reinforcing core greatly increases the durability of a device of this character as it stren hens the hollow bows and prevents them 0m becoming broken or bent when subjected to rough usage as these devices are liable to. Heretofore, the hollow metal bows have been found impractical, owing to their frailty and liability to become broken or bent, but by the insertion of the wooden reinforcing cores therein, this objection is overcome wit-h no material increase of the weight of the device. Lightness is a most essential feature inthis type of agricultural implement, and this improvement overcomes a most objectionable feature without detracting from the usefulness or practicability of the article. 7

From the foregoing description, taken in' connection with the accompanying drawings, it is thought that a clear and comprehensive understanding of the construction, 7

combination and arrangement of parts of this device may be easilyhad, and while we have shown and described the device as embodying a specific structure,'we desire that it be understood that such changes may be made insaid structure'as do not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having. fully described our invention,

what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

The combination with a rake head having a handle secured thereto; of abow therefor composed of asnbstantially semi-cirohlar, ing breakage or distortion of the bow tubiform," metal member having. a rein-fore throughoutits length and 'afi its; connection 1 ing core completel fillin said member and with the handleiand the head. V 10 extending 'throug out file entire length In testimony whereof we aflix our signa- 5 thereoi "saidjy-reinzforced bow; extending. fiuresrheretoa through said handle and having its endsex- GEORGE tending throughsaid head, said core ayo-id- RALPHv ALEXANDER V 

